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Letters .Patent No. 66,793,datecl July 16, 1867.

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TO- ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, N. CARPENTER and JAMES HUTCBINSON, of White Creek, in the county of Adams, and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Baling-Presses; and wedo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, like letters indiA eating like parts wherever they occur.

To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use ourinvention, we will proceed, to describe it.

Our invention consists in making a new and improved prjess for pressing -'reps or similar substances, so that they may be eonvenientlybnled for transportation. In the id r-awings` Figure 1 is alougitudinal vertical section.

Figure 2 is a cross vertical section, and

Figure 3 is a. detached view.

In construetingour hep-press we take two pieces of woodK K, made of the desired shape and size, for the base, and between and near their ends pivot two uprights B B. Over the pieces K K, and between the uprights B B, we fasten the boards h for the bottom of the press. There are two of ihese'uprights B B at each end of the press and they are made so as to stand parallel with and a short distance from ach other. The intervening space at their lowcriends is filled as shown in fig. 2. Between the pairs of parallel uprights B B we place a beam, C, having a tenori at each end ofthe propel' size to pass through Vthe openingsor space between each pair of uprights andlone enbugh to extend beyond them and receive a bolt, f. The beam C is made to move vertieally between the uprights B B. On the upper side ofthe beam C we fasten iron plates c, which extend from its ends towards its centre, and are in length about one-third of the length of the beam. On the inside of each upright B we fasten an iron plate, D, having ratchet-teeth on its outer surface between thc uprights, as well as ou its side facing the inside of the press. These plates-D are made to extend from the top of the uprights downwards about one-third or one-half their length. On the upper side of the beam C we place pawls a, which are held against the ratchets on the side of theplates D facing inward, by the springs I). We make a doubleheaded lever G, and to its lower head pivot a ilziinged roller, d, and to its upper head hinge a block, F, as shown in g. 1. This bleek is so made that it will slide between the ratchet-plates D between each pair of the uprights B, and is provided with grooves in which these plates run, and by which the uprights are prevented from spreading as shown in iig. 2. This block is alse provided with two dogs e hinged at z', and held against the ratchet-plates D by the springs j, as shown in fig. 3. The sides I I of the press are hinged at gse that they may be held and fastened by a batch or hook, or let down, at pleasure.

.It will he noticed that each end of the press has the same structure and adaptation of parts for operating it.

.After the press is filled and the sides closed, the beam C will rest on the upper surface ofthe filling. Then we 'pull back the lever G till the rollers d cease to bear upon the beam C, which is held in its place bythe pawls a, and at the same time pinch the dogs e together and shove down the blocks F. As soon as they arereleased they catch into the ratchet-plates D and hold the blocks where they are placed. Now we bear down on the levers and push them forwards. As the rollers cipass along the plates c the heads 0f the levers are brought into a line with the uprights B and the beam C is pressed down, and as it is pressed down the pawls a catch into the ratchebplatcs and hold it. After the rollers pass beyond the line of the uprights they cease to press. The dogs are now pinched again and the blocks pushed down stillfurther; then we raise the levers up and pull them towards us, and a further pressing is done in the same manner, andlthe hops or other substance pressed into shape for baling.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, isv A novel arrangement for applyinglever power to press hops or similar substances, consisting ofthe blocks F provided with the dogs e, and the hinged lever G provided with the flanged rollers d, in combination with the ratchet-plates D, beam C, and pawls a, when arranged to operate as described.

' NEWEL CARPENTER,

JAMES HUTCHINSON.

Witnesses Gao. B4. BACON, L. MrL'Lnn. 

